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Traffic control reinstated near Times SquareNew York NY

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audio iconRoad Closure
8th Ave, New York, NY

As discussed during the dispatch call, traffic control personnel arranged a road closure on 42nd Street between 6th and 9th Avenues near Times Square. Communication indicated that the closure was reinstated after prior adjustments, affecting crosstown traffic between 6th and 8th Avenues. References to code '10-4' suggest acknowledgment of updates regarding the ongoing traffic control operations.

Audio|Heard on: NYPD Citywide 3
Listen to dispatch call
02:32
Transcript:
00:00
Hey, 6th, we're gonna reverse what we didn't afford to.
00:03
Just started again, bleed up the traffic between Sixth and Eighth Avenue, right?
00:09
Ten four.
00:11
Attention to (name withheld), so (name withheld).
00:15
So for (name withheld),
00:18
You go ahead and put that closure on 42 back in place.
00:22
(number withheld), allow no crosstown towards Times Square and (name withheld) over 8th Avenue.
00:31
The closure back then.
00:37
I think you can disregard those post changes.
00:40
Oh, four.
00:42
Copy direct XO, happy direct.
00:45
That's a 4K.
00:48
Remember the MRC from zero?
00:51
We're on 42nd Street.
00:53
I'm approaching 6th Avenue, so I'll close it at six for you.
01:00
Don't you have a picture along there?
01:05
So I'm gonna just those two smart cars from 417.
01:12
Seven four, seven four.
01:14
Seven (number withheld) on the air, (number withheld).
01:20
Seven (number withheld), district guard (number withheld).
01:25
Proceed through.
01:27
All right, seven four, thank you.
01:32
Proceed to take ICP on the air.
01:35
Go five.
01:37
All right, just be advised we're going to be closing 42nd Street early.
01:42
Just log that please.
01:44
We're closing 42nd Street out of it now.
01:46
Six eight.
01:49
I should be ready.
01:54
Coming to (name withheld) on there?
02:00
I'm on the air.
02:02
So 9th Avenue will remain open, just closed from 8th Avenue, 42.
02:09
All right, so (number withheld) is staying open and we're gonna close it at 8?
02:15
That's a 10-4[1], 5-5.
02:17
Right, that's a down 4.
02:19
All right, 7-4.
02:27
Leave 42 and 9 open to 20 hundred hours.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment—message received, understood, or OK.

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8th Ave, New York, NY

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